Among other scattergun criticisms of the UK, President Donald Trump has said: “You don’t even have a navy. You’re too old and had aircraft carriers that didn’t work.” Here, we consider how his remarks ...

The MoD is close to placing a contract for a large uncrewed surface vessel (LUSV) that will be in the water next year as an ...

HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's only ice patrol ship, was towed into Devonport by tugs today for, what officials say is to ...

The Royal Navy's flagship is scheduled to leave Portsmouth tomorrow, Sunday 18 October, to begin the second phase of ...

Argentina is considering competing offers to build 3 new conventional submarines (SSKs). Here we examine the designs, the ...

Four RN Merlin Mk2 helicopters have spent a fortnight flying from HMS Gannet at Prestwick during Operation Iceblast, a ...

The RN has begun preliminary market engagement for its Type 93 ‘Chariot’ Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) ...

Almost a year ago we reported that none of the RN’s attack submarines (SSNs) were at sea. There has been only limited SSN activity since but here we summarise the current situation and look forward to ...

Norway has revealed plans to build up to six new vessels for the UK, potentially going beyond the three minehunting motherships currently announced for the RN. This raises questions about whether the ...

In this guest article, Rear Admiral Peter Briggs, RAN (Rtd), argues that the UK, US and Australia should combine their efforts to build nuclear-capable floating dry docks. A common design with the ...

The Indian frigate, INS Trishul, has completed Exercise Konkan-26 with the RN, spending four days at sea off Plymouth under Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST). The visit forms part of an ...

Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Forth has received a new helicopter landing aid system during a maintenance period at UK Docks’ Teesside facility. The upgrade makes her the third of the five Batch 2 ...